Photo of the Week: Daddy day care

This week, we see heartwarming moments between animal dads and their babies; and glimpse human dads too. [FATHERHOOD: CHALLENGES AND JOYS]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [FATHERHOOD: CHALLENGES AND JOYS]( [National Geographic]( PHOTO OF THE WEEK [a female penguin nudging an egg onto her partners feet with her beak]( PHOTOGRAPH BY STEFAN CHRISTMANN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION [LOOK! It’s time for dad (to do the childcare)]( This week, we look at dads throughout nature. They have a mixed record, but this emperor penguin (pictured above)—receiving an egg being nudged his way by mom—has a delicate job to protect the precious gift for two weeks while mom feasts on fish in open seas. [Here’s more about animal dads.]( [SEE THE IMAGES]( See: [Nat Geo photographers share poignant pictures of their fathers]( [Why giant Antarctic sea spiders are surprisingly good dads]( Glimpse: [How becoming a dad comes with a lot of changes—including to your health]( If it’s not perfect, it doesn’t go out. Watch the Season 3 official trailer for FX’s The Bear. All episodes streaming 6/27. Only on Hulu. [WATCH THE TRAILER]( Like what you see? Make sure to [sign up here]( to get next week’s Photo of the Week [Special discount for Nat Geo subscribers! Give National Geographic Kids magazine for only $24! Give now.]( [Special discount for Nat Geo subscribers! Give National Geographic Kids magazine for only $24! Give now.]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [IG]( [YouTube]( [Clicking on]( the Facebook, Instagram, and National Geographic Channel links will take you away from our National Geographic Partners site where different terms of use and privacy policy apply. This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. This email contains an advertisement from: National Geographic | 1145 17th Street, N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 [Stop all types of future commercial]( email from National Geographic regarding its products, services, or experiences. [Manage all email preferences]( with the Walt Disney Family of Companies. © 2024 National Geographic Partners, LLC, All rights reserved. [Clicking on]( the Facebook, Instagram, and National Geographic Channel links will take you away from our National Geographic Partners site where different terms of use and privacy policy apply. This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. This email contains an advertisement from: National Geographic | 1145 17th Street, N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 [Stop all types of future commercial email]( from National Geographic regarding its products, services, or experiences. © 2024 National Geographic Partners, LLC, All rights reserved. {LITMUS TRACKING PIXEL}